Bottle-cap.



E. V. WHITE.

BOTTLE GAP.

APPLICATION man JUNE 3. 1914.

Patented Sept. 4, 1917.

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ERNEST V. WHITE, 0F GHATHAIVI, ONTARIO, CANADA.

BOTTLE-CAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 41, 1917.

Application filed June 8, 1914. Serial No. 842,636.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST V. WHITE, a citizen of the Dominion of Canada, residing at Chatham, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle- Caps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in closures for receptacles, particularly bottles and resides in the provision of a novel cap that is formed with means whereby it may be readily removed from the receptacle or bottle on which it is placed without necessitating the employment of a cap remover or bottle opener.

An important object of my invention is to provide a bottle cap of the character described that comprises a flanged cap crimped in the usual manner to look under the shoulder or rim of a bottle neck and provided with a downwardly extending and curved handle portion formed integral with the cap preferably and being spaced from the neck of a bottle sufliciently to enable a person wishing to open the bottle to insert his finger between the neck and handle portion thus enabling the ready removal of the cap from the bottle.

Another and more specific object of my invention is to provide a downwardly extending curved handle portion that is ribbed along its a longitudinal center and provided with bent over edges to form a smooth handle that is strengthened by the central rib.

My invention further aims to improve bottle caps so as to render them more practical, eflicient, inexpensive to manufacture and more commercially desirable.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more particularl pointed out as claimed.

With re erence to the drawings, wherein I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention as it is reduced to practice, and throughout the several views of which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a part of a bottle neck showing my improved cap thereon,

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of my improved cap, and

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the plane of line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference the numeral 1 designates as an entirety a flanged cap with its flanges crimped in the usual manner and 2 a downwardly extended integral handle portion. The cap 1 and handle portion 2 are formed of a single blank of metal and may be readily stamped out. Interiorly of the cap 1 is positioned a cork layer 3 having mounted upon its outer face a paraffin coating or paraliin sheet l.

The downwardly extending handle portion 2 is curved so as to be approximately semi-circular and is enlarged as at 5 at the point of its formation with the lower edge of the flange of the cap 1. The side edges of the handle portion 2 are bent inwardly, as at 6, so as to engage the inner face of the handle portion as at 5 to form a smooth edge and reinforce the handle portion. A. longitudinal rib 7 is formed centrally of the side edges of the handle portion 2 and serves to strengthen the handle portion. This rib 7 is struck out from the inner face of the handle portion. The free end of the handle portion 2 is enlarged as at 8 by rolling the end or bending the same back as desired. The handle portion 2 is spaced from the bottle neck sufficiently to enable the insertion of a finger to effect the removal of the cap 1. It will be readily seen that the cap 1 may be easily removed by simply pulling the handle portion 2 outwardly and upwardly with respect to the bottle neck. The handle portion 2 may be formed relatively small in comparison with the cap 1 and is positioned on one side of the bottle so as to present a neat appearance and not interfere with the changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention, as set forth.

What is claimed is 1. A crown bottle cap having a rigid substantially semi-circular outwardly convex finger loop formed integrally with and extending downwardly tfrom the flange of.

said cap and bearing at its lower end against the neck of the bottle so as to be braced by the same, whereby accidental displacement and consequent unsealing or leakage through contact is prevented, said loop having its open COIICELVG side disposed innermost and forming a lever for removing the A crown bottle cap provided with an integral finger loop connected to the flange of the bottle cap and curved downwardly and inwardly to present an outer convex and an inner concave face and provided with an enlarged terminal portion at its lower end bearing against the side of the bottle neck so that the finger loop is braced by the bottle whereby accidental displacement of the cap and consequent leakage or unsealing through contact is prevented,

said loop having a longitudinal rib and thewao edges of said loop being bent inwardly to reinforce the same, whereby the loop is adapted to operate as a lever for removing the cap.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 35 in presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST V. WHITE. Witnesses:

HAROLD NEWLEY, DAVID ROGERS. 

